Mrs. Sue Frances Davis was born on November 21, 1936, to J. C. Wilson and Caldonia Barkley in Jasper, Texas. She was the first born of two girls.
At an early age, she was immersed in Christianity and united with the Mount Olive Missionary Baptist under the leadership Reverend N. P. Johnson. Sue served as Sunday School teacher and announcing clerk for many years. She remained a faithful member until her health begin to fail.
Sue Frances received her early education at J. H. Rowe Elementary, graduating from J. H. Rowe High School.
She attended Angelina College before transitioning to Lamar Technical College and earning her Bachelor's of
Education. She then went to Stephen F. Austin University where she received her master's degree. She received her teacher's certification in Provisional Elementary – General and Provisional General Special Education in May of 1977. Mrs. Davis went on to touch the lives of countless students with her teaching skills during her over 33 years of dedicated service in the school district. She taught as a first-grade teacher at Parnell Elementary in the Jasper
Independent School district until retiring.
Sue was blessed with a loving and devoted family. She met her loving husband, Arthur Neal Davis. They wed on January 7, 1957, in Jasper. God blessed them with two amazing daughters, Gwendolyn and Barbara.
Mrs. Davis was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, teacher, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and woman of God. She was admired and respected by everyone wo knew her. She will be missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, J. C. Wilson and Caldonia Barkley Moye; and daughter, Gwendolyn Sue Wilson.
Left to cherish her memories are her beloved husband, Arthur Neal Davis of Jasper, TX; daughter, Barbara Neal Hicks (M. T.); sister, Bobbie Lois Smith; grandchildren, Carla Te'Rae Cotton and Marlon T. Hicks (Jessica); great-grandchildren, Kenneth Delmar Cotton III, Ebony Nicole Cotton, and Izaiah Jasper Hollinger; great-great-grandchild, Skylar Marie Cotton; nieces, Gayla Mitchell, Alnetta Jones, Mamie Cooper, and Mercy Diann Davis; nephews, Michael Wayne Wilson, Louis Smith Jr. (Shedrol), Alfred Davis, Eric Lyons, Fredrick Davis, Gene Davis, and Kevin Davis; first cousins, Bill Floyd Horn (Annie), Marion (Mack) Horn, and Glendale Horn; and a host of other relatives and friends.

"And he said, 'My presence shall go with thee; and I will give thee rest.'"
Exodus 33:19